Haunting videos captured the exact moment the Ukrainian capital Kyiv once again came under fire from Russia, now in retaliation for the Crimea bridge bombing.
At least eight people have died in the horrific attacks as Russia struck across the country and videos revealed the extent of the devastation.
A BBC presenter was mid-broadcast when the terrifying moment the programme was interrupted by Russian explosions that rocked Kyiv was caught on camera.
A Ukrainian girl was walking down the street, filming herself when the rockets could be heard raining down on the city - the blast nearly engulfing her.
Others across the city caught the harrowing moment and its aftermath on video. The city hadn't come under siege for months until this morning's attacks, thought to be an attempt at revenge after the Kerch bridge, connecting Russia to Crimea, was bombed over the weekend.
In the aftermath of the brutal bombing, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky released a short video address saying Iranian missiles had been fired at cities including Kyiv, Dnipro and Lviv and that they wanted "panic and chaos".
One particularly distressing video shows a young Ukrainian girl filming herself as she walked down the street. But she was interrupted by the missile strike and viewers can see her terrified expression as she first turns towards the noise of the bombing above Kyiv.
The video then erupts in the light of the explosion as debris is blown across the camera and she can be seen being knocked back by the force of the blow.
She screams and begins running for shelter.
The same attack was captured from a different angle on the BBC this morning, as it reported from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
Presenter Hugo Bachega was reporting on the destruction of the Kerch bridge - a shocking counter-attack that was a hammer blow to Vladimir Putin ’s stuttering invasion.
Behind the reporter, the iconic golden domes of St. Michael's Monastery could be seen when he stopped talking and glanced over his shoulder.
He first attempted to continue the broadcast before looking back again as loud noises could be heard across the Kyiv sky before they were followed by an explosion.
The reporter then ducked off their chair as the broadcast cut back to the studio.
It unwittingly captured the shocking strike on the Ukraine capital city which many have viewed as revenge for the attack on the Crimea bridge.
UK Security Minister Tom Tugendhat branded the strikes on Ukrainian cities "war crimes" while Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said they were "unacceptable".
According to early reports the blasts, believed to be caused by missile strikes, have caused deaths and injuries.
Another video showing the blast, shows a man walking along a bridge in the sun as he goes about his morning.
A huge explosion shakes the scene from the left as fire and smoke billow across the screen, sending him running for cover.
Other images filtering out from the aftermath of the attack show what remains of a children's playground in the centre of Kyiv. The colourful playsets sit beside a huge crater in the ground where the explosion struck.
Footage taken from someone leaving Kyiv by car that morning shows a huge black smoke mushroom cloud rising above the city, reflecting the scale of the attack.
Videos shared on social media shows a black mushroom cloud of smoke rising into the sky above the city, whilst cars have also been pictured burning.
Other videos taken by those in the city centre show the destroyed remains of cars and debris littering the streets.
Further explosions have also been heard in Lviv and Ternopil, in Ukraine’s west, and Dnipro, in the centre of the country.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported multiple blasts this morning, less than two days after Russia's Kerch Bridge was partially destroyed in what Putin bemoaned was "a terrorist act".
"Several explosions in the Shevchenskivskyi district - in the centre of the capital", former heavyweight boxing champion Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app.
Air defences have been activated above the city, and a spokesperson for the State Emergency Services told the Suspilne public broadcaster the explosions have caused deaths.
"The details are being confirmed," the spokesperson said.
Resident Rita Armstrong tweeted: "4 explosions in #Kyiv right now. Russians are shelling my home city….The air raid siren has been on since yesterday evening."
Kyiv Post news editor Jay Beecher said he was woken up by two loud blasts.
He tweeted: "Hasn’t happened here in the capital for a little while, but sadly we were expecting it."
Mr Zelensky said in a video address. “(The Russians) chose such a time and such targets on purpose to inflict the most damage.”
Amid the onslaught, the Ukrainian leader said on his Telegram account that Russia is “trying to destroy us and wipe us off the face of the earth.
“Please do not leave (bomb) shelters,” he wrote. “Let’s hold on and be strong.”
In the aftermath of the attack, Putin spoke out today in a meeting with Russia's security council to claim his country's response to Ukraine's so-called aggressions will be "very harsh".
In televised remarks, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow had launched long-range missile attacks against Ukraine's energy, military and communications infrastructure on Monday in retaliation for an attack on the bridge linking Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula over the weekend.
This is a significant uptick in response, as President Putin made it very clear that if there were further attacks on Russia then the Kremlin's response would be very harsh.
This follows an explosion on Saturday resulted in the partial destruction of the Kerch bridge, a key crossing from Russia to Crimea that also acted as a vital symbol of Moscow’s annexation of the peninsula in 2014.
Ukraine did not take responsibility for the attack but did give a veiled approval of it.
President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged the incident in his nightly address on Saturday, saying: "Today was not a bad day and mostly sunny on our state's territory.
"Unfortunately, it was cloudy in Crimea. Although it was also warm.”
